CVE-2017-8601 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 66.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engine fails to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8618, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8606, CVE-2017-8607, CVE-2017-8608, CVE-2017-8598 and CVE-2017-8609.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 66.91% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-07-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | edge |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Edge 40.15063.0.0 Chakra - Incorrect JIT Optimization with TypedArray Setter #3 | 2017-08-17 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99420
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8601
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42479/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99420
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8601
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42479/
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